U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly announced his decision Friday morning.

CNN had asked that Acosta's credentials be returned while a lawsuit over their revocation goes forward.

The network's chief White House correspondent has clashed repeatedly with Trump and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders in briefings over the last two years. But the White House pulled his credentials last week following a combative press conference in which he clashed with Trump.

President Trump sparred with CNN's Jim Acosta at a news conference Wednesday. A White House staffer took his microphone before Trump called him a "rude, terrible person."

On June 7, 2017, President Trump nominated Kelly to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to the seat vacated by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer, who took senior status on May 18, 2016.[3] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on June 28, 2017.[4] On July 13, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On September 5, 2017, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 94–2.[6] He received his judicial commission on September 8, 2017.

Not only is he a strong Republican. He was HANDPICKED by Trump and Pence and hes also best friends with Brett Kavanaugh

I just think Acosta OD'd. In court it will be an interesting situation because I'm sure the administration is going to go in exposing CNN.

Wait, so you still gonna continue down this dumb a.ss path? You still think that this incompetence a.ss WH is literally going to talk their way around the first amendment? Well if that's the case, I got a bridge in brooklyn I'm selling for the low low, you might wanna get in on this.